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<h1 style="MARGIN:0in 0in 3pt"><font size="4">Africa-EU Cooperation Newsletter
July/August 2012</font></h1>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><a href="http://www.IST-Africa.org" target="_blank"><font size="3">www.IST-Africa.org</font></a><font size="3"> / </font><a href="http://www.euroafrica-ict.org" target="_blank"><font size="3">www.euroafrica-ict.org</font></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">We hope you are
keeping well. We would like to bring a number of recent and upcoming
developments to your attention in this Summer edition of the newsletter: Open
Calls under Cooperation and People Programmes, Recent News, Upcoming Events and
Reports. If you have news or events that you would like to disseminate, please
forward to us. </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">This newsletter
can be </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/Africa-EUCooperationNewsletterJul12.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#800080" size="3">downloaded</font></a><font size="3"> in pdf format. Please
publish a link to it on relevant sites and circulate to interested parties.
</font></p>
<h1 style="MARGIN:12pt 0in 3pt"><span style="COLOR:#333399;FONT-SIZE:12pt"><font size="4">Open Calls<u></u><u></u></font></span></h1>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">All </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_calls" target="_blank"><font size="3">open calls</font></a><font size="3"> can be accessed via the Participants
Portal.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font size="3">Cooperation<u></u><u></u></font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font size="3">ICT
Theme<u></u><u></u></font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">The ICT </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/32767_Cooperation_WorkProgramme_2013.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Work Programme</font></a><font size="3"> for 2013 and </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FP7-ICT-2013-10" target="_blank"><font size="3">FP7-ICT-2013-Call 10</font></a><font size="3"> were published on 10 July
with a deadline of 15 January 2013. Click </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/IST-Africa_OverviewCall10-11_110712.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">here</font></a><font size="3"> to download a summary of challenges and
objectives open under Call 10 and Call 11. Call 11 is scheduled to be published
on 18 September 2012 with a deadline of 16 April 2013.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font size="3">Other
Themes<u></u><u></u></font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1" target="_blank"><font size="3">FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 02 Oct
'12</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">FP7-SMARTCITIES-2013, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FP7-SMARTCITIES-2013" target="_blank"><font size="3">Smart Cities and Communities</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 04 December
'12</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font size="3">People<u></u><u></u></font></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships</font></a><font size="3"> -
Closes 16 August 2012<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career
Development</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 16 August
2012<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career
Development</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 16 August
2012<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie Career Integration Grants</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 18
September 2012<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie Initial Training Networks</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 22
November 2012 <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2013-COFUND, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2013-COFUND" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie Co-funding of Regional, National and International
Programmes</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 05 December
2012<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES, </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/people?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES" target="_blank"><font size="3">Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme</font></a><font size="3"> - Closes 17 Jan 2013</font></p>
<h2 style="MARGIN:12pt 0in 3pt"><span style="FONT-STYLE:normal;COLOR:#333399"><font size="4">Recent
News<u></u><u></u></font></span></h2>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6064" target="_blank"><font size="3">IST-Africa 2012 Conference Proceedings available in Paper
Repository</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">All papers published in the
IST-Africa 2012 Conference Proceedings are now available in the </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=paper-repository" target="_blank"><font size="3">IST-Africa Paper Repository</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6062" target="_blank"><font size="3">ZAMREN and TENET form the first UbuntuNet cross-border link between
Lusaka and Johannesburg</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">The Research and Educational
Network in Zambia (ZAMREN) is now linked with other UbuntuNet Alliance NRENs and
GEANT through Dutch ICT Capacity Building project. <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6061" target="_blank"><font size="3">Africa Build Survey of Institutions working in Health Research and
Informatics in Africa</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"><font size="3">The </font><a href="http://africabuild.eu/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Africa Build Coordination action</font></a><font size="3"> has launched a
survey to characterize research / academic institutions that work in Health
Research and Education and in Health Informatics in Africa. Please complete this
survey at </font><a href="http://paracelso.dia.fi.upm.es/surveys/instructions.php" target="_blank"><font size="3">http://paracelso.dia.fi.upm.es/surveys/instructions.php</font></a></span><span lang="EN"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6059" target="_blank"><font size="3">2012 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum, Lisbon, 28 - 29 November - Call for
Abstracts Deadline 08 September</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"><font size="3">The </font><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012-africa-eu-cooperation-forum-on-ict/" target="_blank"><font size="3">2012 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum</font></a><font size="3"> on ICT,
organised by the </font><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/about/" target="_blank"><font size="3">EuroAfrica-P8</font></a><font size="3"> Consortium, will take place on
28-29 November 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal.</font></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"> <font size="3">T</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"><font size="3">he </font><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/files/2012/06/Call_4_Papers.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Call for Abstracts</font></a><font size="3"> is published with a deadline
of 08 September. Interested parties should submit a half page abstract by email
for consideration by the selection committee to </font><a href="mailto:forum_lisbon@euroafrica-ict.org" target="_blank"><font size="3">forum_lisbon@euroafrica-ict.org</font></a></span><span lang="EN"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6057" target="_blank"><font size="3">ALICT Call for participants from Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda,
Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Ethiopia closes 10 Aug</font></a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"><font size="3">The </font><a href="http://www.gesci.org/african-leadership-in-ict-alict.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">African Leadership in ICT</font></a><font size="3"> project has launched
the </font><a href="http://www.gesci.org/african-leadership-in-ict-alict.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">second phase</font></a><font size="3"> of training, inviting participants
from Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia and Ethiopia.
To apply before 10 August, please click </font><a href="http://gesci.phpfogapp.com/auth/login" target="_blank"><font size="3">here</font></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6056" target="_blank"><font size="3">The National Computer Board promotes Green IT in
Mauritius</font></a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt" lang="EN"><font size="3">As part of its initiative to promote Green IT at national
level, the </font><a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/ncbnew/main.jsp" target="_blank"><font size="3">National Computer Board</font></a><font size="3"> is organised a </font><a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/GreenIT/greenworkshop.html" target="_blank"><font size="3">workshop</font></a><font size="3"> on 23 July 2012 to raise awareness on
the importance of Green IT in businesses and provide participants with the
necessary knowledge and certification to implement Green IT initiatives and
policies in their organisation.</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6054" target="_blank"><font size="3">DG CONNECT launched as new Directorate General</font></a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">On 01 July 2012 as part of a
restructuring in the European Commission, the </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/index_en.htm" target="_blank"><font size="3">Digital Agenda</font></a><font size="3"> of the European Commission will be
managed by DG for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT).
DG CONNECT will now manage running projects launched under DG Information
Society and Media.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6053" target="_blank"><font size="3">4G To 100 Mbps Launched by Mauritius
Telecom</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">Mauritius Telecom launches
the first 4G mobile Internet connection with a speed up to 100 Mbps Mauritius on
22 June 2012.</font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6052" target="_blank"><font size="3">Workshop on Development of ICT Policy and Implementation Plan, Burundi,
24 - 25 May</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">The Ministry of
Telecommunications, Information and Communications, Burundi organised a national
coordination meeting in relation to the ICT policy and Implementation plan for
2012 - 2015 on 24 - 25 May in the Tamotel Hotel in Gitega. </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/WorkshopReportDevelopmentofICTPolicyBurundi_May2012.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Download</font></a><font size="3"> the meeting report</font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6040" target="_blank"><font size="3">ITU Workshop on ICT Competencies Development in the Telecommunication and
Education Sectors in Africa, Bujumbura, Burundi, 14 - 18
May</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">The ITU regional
workshop on ICT Competencies Development in the Telecommunication and Education
Sectors in Africa was held In Bujumbura, Burundi from 14 -18 May 2012, hosted by
the Ministère des Télécommunications, de l'Information, de la Communication et
des Relations avec le Parlement of Burundi, in collaboration with the United
Kingdom Telecommunications Academy (UKTA). </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/ITU_WorkshopRecommendations_Bujumbura_May12.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Download</font></a><font size="3"> the workshop recommendations</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6038" target="_blank"><font size="3">Over 480 participants from 46 countries participated in IST-Africa 2012,
09 - 11 May, Dar es Salaam</font></a></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Hosted by the
Government of Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Science and
Technology (COSTECH), Supported by the European Commission and African Union
Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, IST-Africa 2012 took place from
09 - 11 May 2012 in Dar es Salaam. </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2012/files/ISTAfrica2012_ConferenceReport.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Download</font></a><font size="3"> the conference report</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6037" target="_blank"><font size="3">Active co-creation during IST-Africa Living Labs Workshop Group Meeting,
08 May, Dar es Salaam</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">The IST-Africa
Living Labs Thematic Working Group Meeting was organised as a pre-conference
event on Tuesday 08 May in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in cooperation with the
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology and TanzICT. Over 90 delegates
from Europe and Africa co-created during this highly participatory meeting.
</font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/ISTAfrica2012_LivingLabsWorkingGroupMeetingReport.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Download</font></a><font size="3"> the full report</font></p>
<h2 style="MARGIN:12pt 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-STYLE:normal;COLOR:#333399"><font size="4">Upcoming
Events<u></u><u></u></font></span></h2>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6063" target="_blank"><font size="3">Konza Techno City Investors Conference</font></a><font size="3">, Nairobi,
07 - 08 August 2012<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6065" target="_blank"><font size="3">INFOTECH 2012</font></a><font size="3">, 13 - 16 September,
Mauritius<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=doc-by-id&docid=6055" target="_blank"><font size="3">ICT Proposers Day</font></a><font size="3">, 26 - 27 September,
Warsaw<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">The initial </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ictproposersday/2012/programme/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Programme</font></a><font size="3"> and </font><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/cf/ictpd12/register.cfm" target="_blank"><font size="3">Registration</font></a><font size="3"> are available
online.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/events/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Euro-Africa-P8 FP7
Workshop</font></a><font size="3">, 09 - 10 October,
Tunisia<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3">For more information in
relation to the workshop being organised by CERT, please click </font><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/events/" target="_blank"><font size="3">here</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/events/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Euro-Africa-P8
eInfrastructures Thematic Working Group Meeting</font></a><font size="3">,
Cameroon, November 2012 <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://euroafrica-ict.org/2012-africa-eu-cooperation-forum-on-ict/" target="_blank"><font size="3">2012 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum</font></a><font size="3">, Lisbon, 28 - 29
November<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<h2 style="MARGIN:12pt 0in 6pt"><em><font size="4">Reports<span lang="EN"><u></u><u></u></span></font></em></h2>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">The </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/IST-Africa_ICTPolicy_200412.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">IST-Africa Guide to National ICT Policies</font></a><font size="3">
provides an overview of the current status of National ICT policies in Botswana,
Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal,
South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Published April 2012, ISBN No:
978-1-905824-31-1<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">The </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/IST-Africa_ICTInitiatives_ResearchPriorities_090412.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">IST-Africa Guide to National ICT Initiatives and Research
Priorities</font></a><font size="3"> provides an overview of the current ICT
Initiatives, ICT research capacity and priorities for cooperation in Botswana,
Burundi, Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Published April 2012, ISBN No:
978-1-905824-32-8<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">The </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/IST-Africa_BilateralCooperation_310112.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">IST-Africa Guide to ICT-related Bilateral Cooperation</font></a><font size="3"> provides an overview of the current ICT related bilateral cooperation
with Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Published January 2012,
ISBN No: 978-1-905824-33-5<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/Supporting_the_Evolution_of_Sustainable_Living_Labs_and_Living_Labs_Networks_in_Africa.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Supporting the Evolution of Sustainable Living Labs and Living Labs
Networks in Africa</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">Published January 2012, ISBN No: 978-1-905824-28-1</font></span></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/JEG8Report_Tanzania_May12.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Joint Expert Group P8 Co-chairs Meeting Report</font></a><font size="3"> 08
- 11 May 2012, Tanzania<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"></span></p></font></span>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/LDB_ICT_2012.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Little
Data Book on Information and Communication Technology
2012</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">Published by Work Bank and International Telecommunication Union 2012,
ISBN: 978-0-8213-8996-6<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/MeasuringInformationSociety2011.pdf" target="_blank"><font size="3">Measuring the Information Society</font></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">Published by ITU 2011, ISBN 92-61-13801-2<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><font size="3">E-mail: </font><a href="mailto:secretariat@IST-Africa.org" target="_blank"><font size="3">secretariat@IST-Africa.org</font></a><font size="3"> / Web: </font><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/" target="_blank"><font size="3">www.IST-Africa.org</font></a><font size="3"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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